Our Lady of the Rosary School
Newsletter
May 13, 2015
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Gospel Value: Compassion
Therefore, as God’s chosen, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12
Dear OLR Families,
As summer break quickly approaches, you may be thinking about scheduling a family
vacation, day trips, outings to the pool, or perhaps you are just wondering how you are
going to keep your child engaged in activities for the next two months. What you may not
know is how much educational ground your child may lose during the long summer break,
particularly when it comes to reading and reading comprehension. This is commonly
referred to as the “backwards summer slide.”
In an effort to avoid the “summer slide”, I encourage all of our parents to make sure that
your child has access to plenty of books to read over the summer. Perhaps you may want
to enroll your child in the local public library’s summer reading program or better yet . . .
enroll in our free summer Extended Learning Program. Research shows that the volume
of summer book reading (six or more books) positively impacts your child’s fall reading
achievement scores and improvement in reading fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension. So, please stress the importance of reading with your child this summer
and make sure that you have plenty of books for your child to read over the summer.
Please take time to register your child in the free summer school program through our
Extended Learning Program. Vanessa Chacon, our ELP Site Coordinator, has plenty of
fun enrichment activities and exciting outings taking place from June 15th – July 17th. Sign
up today using the attached registration form.
Just a reminder . . . Our Lady of the Rosary School’s Enrollment Incentive program is
being offered again to all of our school families. If you “tell a friend” about our school and
the family registers their child for the 2015-16 school year, you will receive one
registration fee FREE! So please tell your family and friends about all that our school has
to offer its students and families and save $400.00.
Trust in the Lord,
Maureen Christensen
Principal
Important Dates:
May 12
May 13
May 15
May 21
May 22
May 25
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
K-2 Field Trip/Math Science Nucleus
Nacho Sales (Student Council)
Ice Cream Social
5th gr Field Trip/Tule Ponds
Mass 8:15 am/Gifts of Holy Spirit/Jog-a-Thon/Minimum Day
Memorial Day/NO SCHOOL
8th gr Picnic
Otter Pop Sales (Student Council)
8th gr Baccalaureate Mass 5 pm (Minimum Day – 8th gr ONLY)
8th gr Graduation Ceremony 6 pm/Dinner 7 pm/Bowling 8:30 pm
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Did You Know? We made over $5,000 at our first annual FIESTA! Thank you to all who
helped out to make this first FIESTA so successful. We sincerely appreciate all those who
worked to put on this fun-filled event!
Prayers Needed: We pray for all of our teachers and staff. We pray in gratitude for all of
our OLR families and fantastic students. Please pray for Mrs. Chacon’s father-in-law, and
Mrs. Orozco’s mom and husband. May they put their trust in the Lord and strengthen their
faith in Him.
Jog-a-Thon Volunteers Needed: If you still need Service Hours or you would like to just
help out at our annual Jog-a-Thon on Friday, May 22, please contact the School Office.
Summer School Notices: We will be sending home summer school notices for any child
that needs additional support over summer. Please understand that this is NOT optional.
We will be requiring a signature and update from the tutor or summer school teacher
stating the student’s progress over the summer months. It is imperative that your child
gets the support that he/she needs over the summer.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit: On Friday, May 22, 8th grade students will be acknowledged for
possessing one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (Wisdom, Fortitude (Courage),
Knowledge, Piety (Reverence), Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe), Understanding, and
Counsel (Right Judgment). This special ceremony will take place immediately following
8:15 am Liturgy.
8th Grade Parents: All graduation fees are past due and your family’s graduation dinner
fees are due on Friday, May 15. All checks are payable to Our Lady of the Rosary
School. Thank you! Girls, please bring in all of your dresses and shoes in by Friday for
approval. You will also need to limit the amount of make-up worn. Boys, please
remember dress shirt, tie, and slacks (no jeans and/or tennis shoes). Any questions,
please see your Student/Parent Handbook.